BlackBerry App World 2.1 Goes Live With In-App Purchases

After taking two months to ready their back-end and a short beta, RIM has rolled out BlackBerry App World 2.1, complete with in-app purchase support. This is good news for both developers and end-users, as they’ll be able to buy or sell a whole new category of software, and offer a feature comparable to the iPhone App Store. With the new feature, you’ll be able to get new kinds of content for your existing apps, like books for an e-book reader, levels for a game, or any number of unlockable features.

Developers interested in getting started with the BlackBerry Payment Service for in-app purchases, you can find more info at RIM’s landing page here. As for end-users, the on-device App World should be updating at some point today.